Polaris 1957 USAF Academy Yearbook by USAFA Association of Graduates

The United States Air Force Cadet Wing Presents

BASE LEG 1957

COLOR and CANDIDS I PORTRAITS 34 THIRD CLASS 36 FOURTH CLASS 64 ATO’s 88 NEW SITE 100 PERSONNEL 104 SPORTS 118 ACTIVITIES 148 CANDIDS 167 ADVERTISEMENTS 172

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Only a little more than two years have passed since the dedication of the United States Air Force Academy; two years which must be measured ultimately against hundreds. Three classes of cadets have started along a road of honor, service, and selfless accomplishment; a road which must stretch straight beyond tomorrow if our ideals are to survive.

Let us consider what we have done with the fraction of time that has passed since the Academy came into being.

The Air Force Cadet Wing has made a solid and significant beginning. Worthy traditions have already been established by the cadets themselves: the Honor Code, the highest standards of personal and public behavior, a very high type of self-discipline, loyalty to the Wing and to the Air Force, and unswerving devotion to duty and country. With respect to honor, devotion, and high standards of scholarship, you have already earned a place in the company of the other great Academies which are dedicated to serving our nation and its ideals.

To many of you the coming year wall bring a crucial change in your personal responsibilities. The departing Air Training Officers, to whom tliis yearbook is so properly dedicated, have given of their best that you might learn how to lead. The burden will now be upon you. As you take greater leadership into your hands, you will assume ever heavier responsibilities. I am confident you will be equal to them.

You have done well, and I expect you to continue to do so. Your Air Force and your country place high hopes in you. I feel sure that you will prove worthy of those hopes and that, in a lifetime of service, you will find the greatest of all happiness.

JAMES E. BRIGGS Major General, USAF Superintendent

MAJOR GENERAL JAMES E. BRIGGS

INTRODUCTION

Superintendent

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF

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The Color Guard The Band

The Wing

The faculty shuddered in anticipation And big brother watched us As we went back to class.

And went to church.

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Things soon shaped up, however

And the under class seemed to be preparing for something

"I wonder why they were smiling?" "Oh, a picnic." "But I came here to —" went off flying. "So it ain't neat."

We enjoyed this.

New friends were made. We began to cover the ground.

In sports we tried nearly everything.

And on the whole

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"While they get my garage ready rack

a few

"But it wasn't like that at all."

"Darwin, Sir? My name is Mudd."

"Like in the Greek plays, you pay for what you do!"

"Hey, Griff, Model Babes!" Ivy League

band i mMyy ttyL and the new uniform

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"Dance with me, Henry. 'll was only a paper moon. "I came here to talk for Joe." (He's been assigned to SAC, you know.] "Dancing

"It's a mighty fine horse ." "I'm in love, of course 'Cause I got me a pretty woman's love." in the dark." "Somebody stole my gal."

32 USAFA Jets Over the Future Site

Where the Future Is Becoming Present

Class of 1959

Herbert A. Adamson Ernest A. Adler, Jr. Howard T. Akers George H. Allen, II David D. Anderson Thomas I. Anderson Recognition '56. He finally smiled. "Jonah, he lived in a whale."

David T. Archino Roger C. Axlund Robert K. Barnard Ules L. Barnwell, Jr.

James O. Bartholomew

Robert E. Blake Karol J. Bobko Valmore W. Bourque Thomas G. Bowen Gregory Boyington, Jr. Don L. Brooks James W. Brown, III Robert L. Browning Jack B. Bryan Robert C. Buckles Filling station. Contraband.

Marvin W. Buss Henry D. Canterbury Michael P. C. Cams "Anyone for skeet?"

Class of 1959

"Check the Finnegan pin." James T. Carpenter Richard E. Carr Leroy R. Castle James E. Chapman Donald T. Chase Robert J. Chepolis George C. Clark Glenn L. Clark Roger G. Conant "Open the Framisport." Liquid life.

James W. Connally Curtis G. Cook Lawrence F. Cotton Roger L. Counts Harry H. Culler, Jr. Emil E. Cwach, Jr. John M. Davey Charles R. Davis Howard D. Davis William S. Davis, III Thomas G. Derrickson, II Joseph G. De Santis Robert S. Delligatti John W. Dolan Hot Yacht.

Laundry Chute.

It was heaven while it lasted But Summer had to end, and it was back to the Old Grind

Charles J. Ferrari Gerard B. Finneran James K. Fletcher Larry D. Fortner

wasn't always bad But was oh so familiar.

Ronald C. Fox

Which

Gerald J. Garvey John J. Gaunt, Jr. Robert P. Giese William A. Gillis Walter C. Givens Richard B. Goetze, Jr. William H. Gold Gary S. Goodpaster David M. Goodrich Clayton A. Gouyd, Jr. We returned to the field To polish up our marching

John F. Gulledge James P. Gunter, Jr.

So we could shine for the Brass.

Harlow K. Halbower

Class of 1959

Stephen A. Hamer Flaye M. Hammond, III Daniel W. Hardage Stephen A. Harding Joseph A. Hamitchek John G. Hayes, Jr.

With one BIG difference: We could relax now. The service was

The routine was the same

John R. Hayes, Jr. Thomas C. Hendricks Floyd R. Hester

Richard M. Hilbert Ransom S. Holmes, III John G. Houston John M. Howell, Jr. John R. Hundemer

still fine And the food was even better.

Bradley C. Hosmer Thomas D. House, Jr.

Leigh H. Hunt, Jr. Robert L. Hurley John F. Hutchinson, Jr. George R. Inness, Jr. Jimmie L. Jay Edward H. Josephson Thomas J. Jozwiak Charles A. Kaake, Jr. Gary L. Karschnick Conrad M. Kay ?

Class of 1959

We had some lighter moments

Paul S. Lasen John V. Leahy, III John E. Lee Lorin B. Krueger, II

Edward F. Lankenau, III Ronald T. Lanman

Class of 1959

Richard D. Lee Dana C. Lentz Michael C. Lipscomb Donald B. Livingston Charles M. Lofton, Jr. Robert T. Loveridge In January, we left the academy for Washington and the inauguration.

John E. Mantei Richard A. Mason Charles A. May, Jr. Gerald B. McDonald

As the nation watched us pass in review.

William L. McLain, Jr.

James C. McMonigal Charles H. Meier, Jr. John M. Melancon Melvin J. Merz James I. Miholick Craig V. Miller Donald W. Miller Max I. Miller, Jr. John C. K. Milligan John H. Miltner We had some qualms as we marched down Pennsylvania Avenue

Class of 1959

Jay N. Mitchell Kent Montavon Edwin J. Montgomery, Jr. Joseph D. Morgan, III Michael C. Murphy Patrick L. Musmaker Because this time the Reviewing Officer was really an Old Pro.

Class of 1959

After the ceremony we relaxed Visited historic landmarks Robert C. Oaks Lyn D. Oberdier Kenneth L. Oehler John A. Olson Norris O. Olson James F. O’Neil William E. Page, Jr. Brian T. Parker Richard L. Penn, Jr. and made like Social Lions

Norman P. Quigley Michael P. Reardon James M. Reed, Jr. John M. Reeves James M. Rhodes, Jr.

John J. Robinson Charles S. Rodgers Peter H. Roe Edwin L. Rosane Frank J. Rybicki, Jr. George M. Sadler, Jr. Craig O. Schaum Roger E. Schemenaur Karl W. Schmidt Walter E. Schmidt We had classes to attend Hey fellows, wait up Studies to

Class of 1959

Anthony W. Seizys

maintain And other minor functions to attend.

Jonathan S. Shafer Dennis R. See Jon G. Shaffer David R. Shearin Arthur K. Shumate

Class of 1959

We were photographed Robert H. Siteman Jimmie L. Smith Kenneth R. Smith Philip R. Smothermon Gary A. Soucie Thomas P. Stack

Received high honors

Samuel D. Starrett John R. Stevens Brock T. Strom Walter C. Sweeney, III

Goodwin H. Taylor, Jr. William D. Telford Kenneth S. Thom Eugene A. Thomas Kenneth R. Thompson Laurence J. Thomson Were eulogized to the skies But remained modest, model cadets.

And we finished the year Richard E. Tracey Richard L. Trail John W. Ulmer, Jr. Much as before with a new uniform

James R. Weaver James C. Welch James E. West Hubert G. Wideman, Jr. Robert L. Wilder of accomplishment. And the same old parade.

"We

Costenbader's Cool Cats. Robert F. Williams Charles P. Winters Dean C. Wood

are simple country

"I've never seen

folk."

Class of 1959

Randolph L. Wood, Jr. Frederick B. Wynn Charles D; Zaleski Just like downtown.

Some guys never get the word.

such a tremendous yearbook."

Derry A. James W. Norman C. Donald H. Kenneth J. Richard C. Adamson Alexander Alexander Almanzar Alnwick Ames James W. Fuller D. Robert E. Noel P. Robert L. Ronald H. Anderson, III Atkinson Radger Bailey Baker Bernhard

Victor H. John F. Bouquet, Jr. Boutz with gentle words and sweet smiles Andrew W. Kenneth H. James A. William S. Biancur Biehle Bilello Bishop so cheery and helpful

we knew we would like it. James D. Bradshaw Dean L. Bristow Howard F. Bronson, III Harold G. Brost James E. Brown John P. Browning

signed innumerable papers Then realized: we had reached John S. Michael G. James H. Thomas E. David W. Anthony J. Brush Buchen Bujalski Burke Bums Burshnick Peter J. Alfred K. Clyde F. William A. James R. Burton Canterbury, Jr. Carmichael Carnegie Carter Jem £

James M. Lawrence J. Chamberlin Chiappino, Jr. Fredric A. Clark James W. Clark, Jr. Michael A. Clarke Michael J. Clarke Alfred J. George M. Norman B. Garth R. Cler, Jr. Collier Congdon Cooke Phillip A. Cooke Gary F. Crew

Bert C. Louis O. John R. William R. Jerry M. Richard D. Croft Cropp Currey, Jr. Currier Daily Davis Robert C. Jon R. Brian A. Ronald Gerard de la Neil P. Davis Day Deem Deep Cruz Delisanti

Norman B. Edwards George E. Elsea Jerry L. Farquhar James C. Fey Robert H. Fischer Gordon R. Flygare Billy G. Delony trien ne'N v/e >where are® a ne* Charles S. Diver Clemeunt T. Douglass, III Richard L. Doyle Lloyd I. Dudding

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Herbert M. Eckweiler

Charles D. John C. Jerry L. James F. John P. Wilfred L. Georgi Giffen Girard Glaza Gonsky Goodson

William G. Frank W. Goodyear Gorham, Jr. Terry A. Athos E. Green Guillot, II Gary G. Gulbransen Sydney E. Gurley William D. Hales Norman M. Haller Denis J. Haney Jasper H. Hardison, Jr. John E. Gutzweiler, Jr.

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Edward J. Haerter

They sent us here

There And

everywhere 'Red Leader to Barber: Here comes a live one." John A. Harris, Jr. Charles E. Hart Kenneth A. Hazen and he was Richard G. Robert H. Head Heiges, Jr. and he Alan R. Herman Joseph L. Thomas S. Richard J. George H. Leslie A. William T. Higgins Hill Hillman Hines Hobgood Hodson, III

While teaching us To be airmen in ONE DAY. went. and they did. It was difficult. James N. Holly Charles A. Holman, Jr. Stenhen R. Holt Edward D. Hopkins John H. Huhn Michael L. Hyde John R. Daniel K. John A. Lawrence M. William R. Karl M. Jansen Johnson Johnson Johnson Jolly Jones, Jr.

After that first day, Summer training seemed almost anticlimactic Tony M. Jones Brian G. Kaley Miles A. Kaspar, Jr. John J. Kelly Wayne F. Kendall, Jr. James A. Kerr, Jr. Harrison E. Richard A. William J. John D. David E. Thomas R. King, Jr. Kingman Kornitzer, Jr. Kuenzel Lachelt LaLime

But we got down to business, learning the Military way of life. Hardy F. Lebel William H. Leninger Roger C. Lent Edward W. Leonard, Jr. George T. Lester Arthur J. Lewis Charles F. Richard R. John M. Anthony H. Michael V. Clifton C. Liggett Lindsay Loh Long Love Lovell

Never bored That was us Always moving

David B. George E. Luce Luck John D. Russell R. Willard R. Frederick F. Macartney MacDonald, Jr. Macfarlane Marino Jerry L. Richard T. Frank D. Dale Q. Charles M. Michael J. Mason Mathews Mayberry Mayo McCain McCall

Jon W. John R. Florian P. Richard F. McClure McCullough Meinhardt Meyer, Jr. Kerry D. Ralph E. Miller Miller James D. Mills Leon F. Molinelli James E. Morton, Jr. Bruce M. Mosier Richard J. Mrosla Sidney H. Newcomb

Summer ended in a blaze of glory for us For the Brass decided we should rough it. Robert J. Edmond J. Daniel B. Robert P. Richard D. James C. Newson, Jr. Nogar, Jr. Nowak Odenweller O’Keefe O’Rourke William R. Ronald D. Thomas N. Donald D. John F. James E. Ouellette Patchett Pattie Paye Peebles Peel

So They led us off To the promised land 81

OR: Into the Valley of Death Went the 600 Wayne A. Fred H. Lew P. Hoyt L. George S. Lester R. Peterson Porter, III Price Prindle, Jr. Pupich Querry Robert G. Neal T. David J. Douglas A. Martin E. Thomas J. Rager Reavely Reed Rekenthaler Richert Riley

Thomas F.

With conveniences. Then made camp

Richard R. Seebode Sexton Charles D. Robert B. Sands, II Sapp Gordon S. Savage, Jr. ^odein Richard R. Schehr Gary D. Sheets

word

Richard B. Shepard

We got the

John A. Jock C. H. Schira, Jr. Schwank 82 Philip F. Roberts O')* Ronald D. Sandholzer

M~r The food was excellent. and the service was even better.

We studied Many things Even gas.. and how to walk. 83 Isham C. Shields, Jr. Lloyd E. Shier William D. Siebecker Donald E. Singer John T. Smith Patrick J. Smith Gerald T. Stack, Jr. Alan L. Sternberg Paul D, Sones Donald D. Stevens John E. Stevenson

were some enjoyable moments We entertained and were entertained

There

Theodore J. Stumm Victor R. Thomas Gs K3T James H. Charles H. Dale W. Aaron D. Donald L. Thomasson Thompson, Jr. Thompson, Jr. Thrush Thurman Paul M. Sullivan Harry W. Swainston David L. Sweigart William W. Taylor John C. Thomas

Johnnie Townsend David C. Uimari h»9h dobb'ed David L. Charles W. Ullery Upton Paul J. Vallerie Earl S. Gary L. Dean F. James E. Clark M. Frederick T. Van Inwegen Van Singel Vikan Waddle Walker Walker

They made it rough 86 Denis L. Christian A. Donald F. Wayne U. Charles R. Walsh Warack Ware Waterhouse Waterman, Jr. Samuel E. Grant R. John C. Robert P. Kenneth P. Ernest D. Waters, Jr. Waugh Weaver, Jr. Weinaug Werrell Whaley, Jr.

Edward T. Howard M. Edwin L. David L. White, Jr. Whitfield Whitman Wiest David R. Donald L. Williams, III Wolfswinkel Ronald W. Victor E. William F. H. Alex D. Yates Yoakum Zersen Zimmerman

William T. Adams Alexander D. Bache Kimbrough S. Bassett Benjamin R. Battle Spare the rod.

John W. Calvert William H. Carr Colvin E. Caudell

hear someone breathing too loud."

Roger O. Clemens

Tames D. Clendenen Charles W. Cole James Q. Collins

Herschel E. Coulter, Jr.

gave sweet orfi:e F. Garev

Herman L. Gilstei* William R. Glover, II Lester Goldsmith

Even dressed us. Some couldn't stand us.

Harry C. Gornto, III Eugene L. Gosse James A. Gravette George H. Greaves Billy W. Hatley

Guy L. Hscker, Jr. With us they suffered Charles B. Hennessey the slings Robert C. Hess

Russell A. Hixon and hammers Roger G. Jacobsen Allen L. Jennings, Jr. George H. Kerr Robert R. King

Keith C. Kuester Joseph R. Loper James W. Lorigan Matt C. Mattson of outrageous fortune. John J. McFaull, Jr. William M. McVeigh, III Earl E. Michler

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Francis L. Mosler

Robert W. Newcomer George A. Nial John A. O’Hare

In the air

Kenneth D. Oliver

Eugene S. Procknal Albert J. Roberts, Jr. William T. Sagmoen Dorrence O. Sandfort and in the classroom they ruled the roost. Robert A. Shiver Doss L. Smith Robert B. Strain

Eugene C. Tatro

Charles D. Taylor Russell E. Thobum Jerald J. Till Edward E. Vigee They finally recognized us and admitted humbly

William R. Walker Emery S. Wetzel, Jr. Clement A. Yannacone Joseph L. Yeager

That they had loved us all along.

All of us who appear on the preceding pages have several things in which we share, but probably the most universal common denominator is intangible a dream of the day when we will move to our own home. Lowry Air Force Base has been very hospitable to all of us, but we cannot deny the pleasure of pondering the future when we will be surrounded by the majesty of the Academy’s permanent site. Till then we must be satisfied with short visits which, although poor substitutes for actual residence there, do serve to acquaint us with the facilities and beauty awaiting us.

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COLONEL ROBERT R. GIDEON Chief of Staff General Briggs presents the Legion of Merit to Colonel Gideon. COLONEL ROBERT F. McDERMOTT Dean of Faculty COLONEL WILLIAM B. TAYLOR, III Assistant Chief of Staff

GENERAL STILLMAN

GENERAL BRIGGS COLONEL McDERMOTT Commandant of Cadets Superintendent Dean of Faculty

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COLONEL F. W. AULT Professor of Mathematics COLONEL J. S. BARKO Professor of Graphics

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COLONEL J. A. BOWMAN Professor of Military History COLONEL B. B. CASSIDAY, JR. Deputy Commandant of Cadets "Is if colder in winter

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COLONEL P. H. DANE Professor of Thermodynamics COLONEL W. W. CONVERSE DCS Comptroller or in Gibru?" COLONEL T. J. HANLEY, III DCS Operations COLONEL J. L. FRISBEE Professor of History

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COLONEL A. HIGDON Professor of Mechanics COLONEL W. B. JONES DCS Materiel Careful personal research COLONEL H. L. HOGAN, III Director, Military Training COLONEL A. W. HOLDERNESS, JR. Operations and Training

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COLONEL C. H. MUNCH Acting Professor of Law COLONEL P. R. MOODY Professor of English reveals that Milton COLONEL R. V. WHITLOW Director, Athletics COLONEL J. V. G. WILSON Professor of Electrical Eng.

COLONEL W. T. WOODYARD Professor of Chemistry COLONEL C. E. ZIELINSKI Catholic Chaplain LT. COL. G. C. CLEMENTSON Professor of Aerodynamics "Will it explode?" LT. COL. G. C. COOKE DSC Personnel

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"Colonel Ike serves the best." LT. COL. W. C. McGLOTHLIN, JR. Director, Physical Training LT. COL. W. ECHELBERGER OIC, Cadet Dining Hall % LT. COL. G. V. FAGAN Director of Library

LT. COL. F. E. HOLDREGE, JR. Professor of Psychology

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LT. COL. V. J. O’CONNOR Registrar LT. COL. T. L. ROBERTS Cadet Store Officer LT. COL. C. SULLIVAN Acting Professor of Philosophy LT. COL. J. B. TOWNSEND Group Commander LT. COL. A. WITTERS Director, Installations

MAJ. W. D. KELLY Adjutant MAJ. A. C. MATHIAS Director of Inspection MAJ. H. L. WARREN Group Commander

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LT. C. W. COSTENBADER Band

Team Captains

Team Managers

Front Row: Reeves, Chapman, Ulmer, Connolly, Siteman, Elser. Missing: Zaleski. Second Row: Miltner, Livingston, Beckel, Thomson, Canterbury, Adamson, Miller.

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Front Row: Adler, Richers, Morton, Goodson, Archino, Thompson, Kingsland, Mitchell. Second Row: Clark, Brost, Nowak, Reed, Oberdier, Hurley, Madonna, Richert, Krueger.

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Football Honorary Co-Captains Thomson Zaleski Galios goes AFA 46 San Diego 0 AFA 53 Colorado College 14 AFA 48 Western State 13 AFA 49 Colorado Mines 9 AFA 34 E. New Mexico 7 AFA 21 Colorado State 0 AFA 14 Whittier 14 AFA 7 Idaho State 13 AFA 21 Brigham Young 34

Front Row: Jozwiak, Dolan, Gulledge, Thomson, Zaleski, Mitchell, Cwach, Brost, Kuenzel, Zersen. Fourth Row: Strom, Rosane, May, Gouyd, Galios, Rodgers. Second Row: Holmes, Phillips, Bronson, Kerr, Wideman, Van In- McLain, White. Fifth Row: Vosika, Oaks, Elsbernd, Schehr, Taylor, wegen, McCollough. Third Row: Hendricks, Pupich, Murphy, Clark, Loh,

Restricted area.

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Coaching Staff

COLONEL R. V. WHITLOW Director of Athletics

Cheerleaders

Lt. Jenkins—ends. Lt. Bounds—line. "Buck" Shaw—Head Coach. Lt. Gillory—backs. Maj. Myslinski—centers.

AFA 2 California 2 (Exhibition)

AFA 8 Colorado Univ. 2 (Exhibition)

AFA 2 Royal Roads Acad. 2 (Exhibition)

AFA 4 Wyoming 0

AFA 4 Colorado College 1

Captains Connally and Anderson

brakes.

Front Row: Derrickson, Tracey, Chamberlain, Carpenter, Allen, Bourque, Kelly. Fourth Row: Lt. Carr—Asst. Coach, Richert—Mgr., Archino—Mgr., OlCurrier, Pollard. Second Row: Prindle, Gagliardi, Hill, Glaza, Thompson, son, Dwyer, Connally, Commander Parker—OIC, Lt. Biernacki—Coach. MissUlmer, Brooks. Third Row: Biancur, Delony, Mantei, Singer, Merz, Anderson, ing: Corns.

Power

AFA 3 Turners 6 AFA 3 Colorado Mines 3 AFA 5 Colorado College 0 AFA 3 Colorado Mines 4 AFA 4 Wyoming 1 Watch the window!

Soccer

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Front Row: Major Spear—Coach, Long, Wolfswinkle, Beckel, Thomson, Wil- Burshnick, Gunter, Richers—Mgr. Third Row: Jim Conboy—Trainer, Lentz, liams, Col. Hanley—OIC. Second Row: Lt. Smith—Asst. Coach, Kuenzel, Deep, Peterson, Zersen, Blake, Krueger—Mgr. MAJOR SPEAR Coach

Basketball Captain Beckel

What's the name of the game?

AFA 72 Westminster 64 AFA 91 Colorado College 72 AFA 80 Chadron 54 AFA 86 Colorado Mines 83 AFA 66 Kearney 69 AFA 41 Western State 57 AFA 82 Kansas Wesleyan 43 AFA 54 Washington (Mo.) 62 AFA 69 St. Michael’s 85 AFA 70 Colorado A&M 62 AFA 66 Colorado State 88 AFA 79 Adams State 68 AFA 74 Omaha 46 AFA 104 Colorado College 53 AFA 102 E. New Mexico 69 AFA 62 New Mexico Highlands 69 AFA 83 Colorado State 95 AFA 49 Creighton 76 AFA 63 Kansas City 54 AFA 45 Regis 61 AFA 82 Royal Roads 36 Beckel blasts off.

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Captain Beckel Wheels up. Long ball.

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CAPT. MACKIE Coach AFA 2 Nebraska 4 AFA 3 Nebraska 23 AFA 4 Western State 2 AFA 8 Western State 2 AFA 13 Denver Univ. 5 AFA 11 Wyoming 5 AFA 3 Regis 4 AFA 9 Denver Univ. 12 AFA 8 New Mexico 7 AFA 8 Lowry AFB 12 AFA 10 Colorado Univ. 12 AFA 3 UCLA 4 AFA 4 UCLA 17 AFA 2 Lowry AFB 3 AFA 3 Lowry AFB 10 AFA 3 Colorado State 13 AFA 6 Colorado State Univ. 8 AFA 11 Colorado State Univ. 5 '"(O'! ore stotv6\W corO-

Front Row: Kaley, Alexander, Hill, Walker, Bradshaw. Second Row: neran, Johnson, Zersen. Fourth Row: Capt. Mackie—Coach, Maj. Jim Conboy—Trainer, Rosane, Thomson, Beckel, Givens, Burton, Ax- Erickson—Asst. Coach, Gunter, Phillips, Rodgers, Haller, Lt. Col. lund, Hobgood. Third Row: Bourque, Sapp, Hyde, Kuenzel, Fin- Schweiger—OIC.

Fencing

Lipscomb

Western Intercollegiate Conference: AFA 59, Arizona 64, Stanford, UCLA Invitational at AF Academy: AFA 51, Texas A&M 42, Nebraska 36, Colorado 33 Dual Results: AFA 15, Texas A&M 12 AFA 18, Nebraska 9 AFA 18, Colorado 9 AFA 17 Colorado Fencing Club 10 AFA 16 Texas A&M 11 AFA 11 Denver Fencing Club 16 AFA 10 Illinois 17 AFA 10 Denver Fencing Club 17

Left: Lt. Col. Jackson—Officer in Charge. Center: Elser—Captain. Right: Capt. Bowman—Coach.

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Captain Elser '56-'57 Varsity Foil Team Halbower, Griffin, Davis, Lipscomb

1st in

Awards won at Western Intercollegiate: Halbower

Foil

Jefferson 2nd in Sabre

3rd

Foil

Shiskebab.

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Front Row: Thomas, Cooke, Elser, Davis, Roberts, Siebecker. Second Row: Riley, Shearin, Jefferson, Grafflin, Davis, Hines, Browne, Holt. Third Row: Lt. Col. Jackson— OIC, Halbower, Lipscomb, Griffin, Goodrich, Hurley— Mgr., Duff, Goodpaster, Rhodes, Browning, Marino. Capt. Richard Bowman—Coach.

Mach I 132 Track Captain Livingston AFA 41 Colorado Mines 95 AFA 21, Colo. A&M 65, Denver 76 AFA 45, Denver 77, Wyoming 40 LT. GILLORY Coach

High Flight Front Row: DeSantis, Shepard, Baker, Clark, Lewis, man, Gouyd, Kasper, Holman, Morton. Second Row: Gallo, Bilello, Parker, Livingston, Dolan, Akers, Schehr, Mitchell. Third Row: Armn Houy, Hardison, Vosika, omith, Wiest,

Cross Country

Co-Captains Chapman and Livingston

AFA 50, Colorado U. 15, Wyoming 85

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Front Row: Baker, Kingsland, Chapman, Carnegie. Second Row: Lt. Thoburn—Coach, Parker, Burton, Bilello, Gallo. Row: Hardison, Atkinson, Goodyear, Livingston, Price. Third

Tennis

CAPT. BROWN Officer in Charge

Coach AFA 4 AFA 3 AFA 5 AFA 4 AFA 5 AFA 6% AFA 6 AFA 2 AFA 4 AFA 6 AFA 3 AFA 8 Colorado Mines 3 Colorado State 6 Denver 2 Wichita 2 Colorado A&M 2 Regis /2 Denver U. 1

Mexico 5

Illinois 3

0 Colorado State 4 Colorado College 1

MAJOR SPEAR

New

So.

Regis

Ready.

Captain Reeves

Front Row: Major Spear—Coach, Walters, Bishop, Reeves, Asst. Coach, Anderson, Gurley, Rekenthaler, Williams, Roger, Stack, Burch, Capt. Browne—QIC. Second Row: Lt. Rose— Hillman, Thompson—Mgr.

Golf

AFA 13

AFA 5M

AFA 1

AFA 1832

AFA 8

Regis 14

Colo. U. 21/2

Colo. A&M26

Colo. A&M8K

Colo. U. 19

Trap

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350 yards?

Birdie COL. BARKO Officer in Charge Captain Miller Front Row: Toney, Blake, Miller, Dwyer. Second Row: Lt. Smith—Coach, McMonigal, Waugh, Prindle, Kingman, Nowak—Mgr.

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Front Row: Hilbert, Fay, Canterbury, Congdon, Bishop. Sec- Brost—Mgr., Cook—Mgr., T/Sgt. Allen—Asst. Coach, Capt. ond Row: Clark, Fischer, Farquhar, Page, Adamson, Vikan, Johnson—Asst. Coach, Dr. McKenzie—Coach. Hillman, Prindle, Reed. Third Row: Lt. Col Yucker—OIC,

Captain Adamson AFA 46 Colorado A&M 39 AFA 29 Denver U. 57 AFA 26 Wyoming 59 AFA 38 So. Illinois 48 AFA 52 Colorado Mines 32 AFA 32 Colorado State 54 AFA 47 Colorado U. 39 Colorado State Invitational: 1. Denver 2. Colorado State 3. AFA 4. Colorado U. dr. McKenzie Coach

Cool Pool Hot Start.

Swimming

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Front Row: Stack, Schemenaur, Smith, Canterbury, Jolly, Lovrien, Mason. Second Row: Lewis, House, Bradshaw, Castle, Shafer, Bowen, Wiest. Third Row: Sredl, Shepard,

LT. SULLIVAN Coach Yogi Canterbury Gymnastics Captain Canterbury AFA 70M Colorado A&M 25/2 AFA 72 Denver U. 19 AFA 41 Colorado State 55 AFA 44 Colorado State 52 AFA 28 Illinois 68 AFA 65 Colorado A&M 31 AFA 42 Colorado State 54 AFA 66 Colorado U. 30 AFA 54 Nebraska 42 AFA 71 Colorado U. 25 AFA 56, Nebraska 52, Colorado 14 AFA Individual Champions: Trampoline Canterbury Tumbling Smith 137 Mgp F R Lovrien and rings.

Guillot, Love, O'Rourke, Newcomb, Bobko. Fourth Row: Maj. Lobdell—OIC, Reed—Mgr., Harnitchek, Tracey, Sullivan, Waterhouse, Lt. Sullivan—Coach.

Skiing

Captain Miltner

Aspen Invitational:

1. Colorado U. 2. Western State 3. Denver U.

4. Wyoming 5. Colorado Mines 6. AFA

Winter Park Invitational:

1. Denver U. 2. Colorado U. 3. Western State

4. Utah 5. Wyoming 6. AFA 7. Colorado A&M

AFA-Colorado A&M Invitational:

1. Colorado Mines 2. Regis 3. AFA

4. Colorado A&M 5. Colorado College

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Molinelli, Madonna, Burton, Hayes, Kay, Miltner.

Wrestling

Captain Zaleski

139 i LT. KARNS Coach AFA 20 Otero 16 AFA 23 Denver U. 9 AFA 6 Colorado State “B” 20 AFA 33 Casper 3 AFA 17 Western State 11 AFA 6 Mesa JC 26 AFA 9 Colorado Mines 17 AFA 0 Colorado U. “B” 32

Front Row: Kendall, Fey, Miller, Head, Delisanti, Dwyer, Zaleski, Sandholzer. Second Row: Uimari, Bujalski, Edwards, Huhn, Furuta, MacFarlane, Hayes, Bigelow, White. Third Row: Odenweller, Lebel, Lovell, Bilello, Whitfield, Schwank,

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Rifle

Front Row: Weaver, Kozelka, Goodson. Second Row: Holly, Col. Burdette—OIC, Zimmerman, Hester, Walsh, Carmichael, Kingman, Shumate, Barnard, Riesing, Bailey. Third Row: Lt. Brown, Siteman—Capt., Lt. Sandfort—Coach. Captain Siteman

140 AFA 1,377 AFA 1,391 AFA 1,402 AFA 1,411 AFA 1,411 AFA 1,412 AFA 1,429 A>A 1,429 Denver U. 1,331 Colorado A&M 1,329 Colorado Mines 1,390 Texas A&M 1,377 Baylor 1,388 Washington State 1,377 Colorado U. NROTC 1,375 Colorado U. AFROTC 1,345 Colorado A&M Invitational: 1. Colorado U. 2. AFA 3. Colorado Mines 4. Wyoming 5. Colorado A&M 6. AFA No. 2 Nevada Invitational: 1. AFA 2. AFA No. 2 3. Nevada 4. California NROTC 5. Nevada No. 2 NRA Sectional: 1. AFA 2. Colorado 3. Colorado Mines 4. AFA No. 2 5. Denver 6. Wyoming

LT. SANDFORT Coach

Shoulder to Shoulder:

AFA 1,024 Texas A&M 1,004

AFA 1,260 Colorado U. NROTC 1,067

AFA No. 1 Team 1,260; No. 2 Team 1,209 Firing in NRA National.

Postal:

AFA 1,273 Harvard 1,237

AFA 1,255 Wisconsin (forfeits)

AFA 1,268 Connecticut U. 1,287

AFA 1,300 Merchant Marine 1,338

AFA 1,286 Texas A&M 1,355

AFA 1,286 Coast Guard Acad. 1,367

AFA 1,286 Ohio State NROTC (forfeits)

AFA 1,355 Washington NROTC (forfeits)

AFA 1,268 USMA 1,393

AFA 1,268 USNA 1,411

AFA 1,320 Oklahoma 1,320

AFA 1,322 Miami (forfeits)

AFA 1,322 USNA (forfeits)

AFA 1,322 New Mexico (forfeits)

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LT. KOCH Coach Pistol Captain Ulmer Front Row: Ulmer, Rybicki, Hunt, Connolly, Miller, Giffen. Karschnick, Werrell, Brooks. Second Row: Lt. Koch—Coach, Hutchinson, Counts, Josephson,

Unofficial Sports and Sports Candids

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"Yes, Sir. No, Sir. No excuse, Sir." "Dismissed."

Round peg square hole.

Dirty walls. I.E. Spots on walls. Shark.

Honor Representatives

OFFICER ADVISORS

Lt. B. R. Battle

Lt. F. M. Drew

Lt. J. F. O’Malley

Chairman Garvey

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MAJOR W. B. YANCEY Officer in Charge Top Row: Seizys, Mahoney, Musmaker, Garvey, Gulledge, Goodpaster, Garber, Jennings. Bottom Row: Mantel, Mon- taven, Beckel, Rosane, Adamson, Miller. Missing: Madonna, Holmes.

Entertainment Committee

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Chairman Blackwell LT. J. J. TILL Officer in Charge Top Row: Prindle, Thompson, Kelly, Alnwick, Dolan, Star- Waugh, Davis. Bottom Row: Buss, Gagliardi, Blackwell, Olrett. Middle Row: Cropp, Goodyear, Page, Taylor, Reardon, son, Brown.

Dance Committee.

Fourth Class

Third Class

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Top Row: Haerter, Hopkins, Congdon, Luck. Bottom Row: Diver, Cler, Shepard, Sredl. Chairman Telford

Fourth Class

Top Row: Van Inwegen, Walsh, Newcomb, Caskey. Bottom Row: Hardison, Yoakum, Sheets, Burshnick.

Class Committee

MAJOR J. W. ENOS Officer in Charge Third Class Third Class Chairman Culler Fourth Class Chairman Hardison

Third Class is:

CAPT. R. O. BARTON Officer in Charge Fourth Class

'56-'57 STAFF

Staff Managing Editor CARNS MAJOR J. R. GALT Officer in Charge STAFF POSITIONS OFFICE NAME Editor Portrait Sports Activities Photo Art Business

Top Row: Richart, Prindle, Delony, Peebles, Fischer, de la ger, Riesing, Thurman. Bottom Row: Nowak, Shumate, Cruz. Middle Row: Whitman, Hines, Alexander, Cooke, Krue- Brown, Corns, Waters, Richers, Newcomb.

Base Leg

The Talon Staff

STAFF POSITIONS

OFFICER NAME

Editor Wood

Managing Fortner

Literature Soucie

Sports Lofton

Art Roberts

Layout Pittman

Photography Hosmer

Business Siteman

Circulation Atkinson

CAPT. T. E. PEARSALL Officer in Charge Top Row: Siteman, Roberts, Lofton, Hosmer. Bottom Row: Pittman, Fortner, Wood, Soucie.

Contrails Staff

Dodo Staff

LT. K. S. BASSETT Officer in Charge Top Row: Macartney, Hazen, Alnwick, Burns, King, Chiappino, Schmidt, Hines. Bottom Row: Richart, Rhodes, Goodrich, Wynn, Fay, Lindsay.

No picture. Yearbook staff went to Europe.

Managing Editor REEVES

Ring and Crest Committees

Third Class

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Top Row: Sadler, Stack, Shafer, Milligan. Bottom Row: Welch, Miholick, Reeves, Loveridge. Chairman Miholick CAPT. T. M. CRAWFORD, JR. Officer in Charge Chairman Hines

Fourth Class

Top Row: Brown, Wiest, Buchen.

Escort Committee

Forensic Association

Chairman Garvey

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MAJOR R. G. TRUITT Officer in Charge Top Row: Chepolis, Jay. Bottom Row: Smothermon, Richers, Brown, Counts. LT. COL W. C. THOMPSON Officer in Charge Top Row: Col. Thompson, Stevens, Penn, Adler, Fox, Capt. Clark. Bottom Row: Tidwell, Garvey, Todd, Oaks. Missing: Walker.

Clubs

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Richart, Brown, Grafflin, White CAPT. R. C. BOWMAN Officer in Charge Radio Club President Vance Chairman Richart Model Engineering Club MAJOR S. SHWILLER Officer in Charge Miller, Vance, Grafflin.

Chairman Hutchinson

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Soaring Club

Fishing Club Chairman Loveridge

Top Row: Thompson, Shearin, Grafflin, Melancon, Miller. Bottom Row: Lovrien, Vance, Hutchinson, Goetze, Elser. Thomas, Loveridge, Clark

R. G. TRUITT Officer in Charge

MAJOR

162 LT. A. R. CILLO Officer in Charge Judo Club President Toney Skiing Club President Wood LT. COL. R. C. LEE Officer in Charge

Brown, Cams, Hosmer, Olson

164 LT. COL. J. E. TERRY Officer in Charge Geography Club President Lankenau CAPT. L. G. CAMPBELL Officer in Charge Mathematics Club

Skeet

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R. O. BARTON Officer in Charge

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A. W. BRASWELL Officer in Charge

Club Commander Toney CAPT.

Hunting

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The Choir

LT. J, Q. COLLINS Officer in Charge

Candids

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"Get your kicks on Route 66."

"It's the only way to fly."

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Bomber Pilot. 'I flew right over our house.

Ernst Mach...on absolutes

“No one is competent to assert things about absolute space and absolute motion ; they are pure matters of thought that cannot be produced in experience. All our principles of mechanics, as we have shown in detail, are experienced knowledge concerning the relative positions and motions of bodies. They could not be, and were not. admitted

in the areas in which they are now recognized as valid, without previous testing. No one is warranted in extending these principles beyond the boundaries of experience. In fact, such an extension is meaningless, as no one would possess the knowledge to make use of it.

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The first men on the moon

What Douglas engineers are doing to make it possible !

With the possibility of interplanetary flight accepted by engineers, man now looks to outer space and is speculating on new power sources needed to get him there. A predicted break-through is the plasma engine, which will harness ions or light itself to drive aircraft nearly 186,000 miles per second.

Opace travel, a dream five years ago, is now so near reality that lunar landings are predicted by the end of this century.

This is hastened by knowledge being gained in present and practical research. For instance, when Douglas engineers find new ways for fliers to survive high gravitational pulls at supersonic speeds, they also help some future pilot survive the blast-off of a moonbound rocket. And current studies on heat dispersion, aimed at getting an intercontinental missile back into our atmosphere without air friction burning it up, will apply to the problem of returning a space ship safely to earth.

At Douglas, a Missiles Division with the longest history in its field, is building rockets and missiles for military use. Nike Ajax (above) is already guarding principal cities, and soon the more potent Nike Hercules will be ready to take over these assignments. Thor, an intermediate range ballistics missile, is undergoing tests, and on the classified list are many other out-of-thisworld projects in engineering, design and construction.

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IT’S A SMALLER WORLD. Air Force crews made avia- B-52s were refueled aloft from Boeing KC-97 tankers, tion history when they flew three Boeing B-52 jet bombers Previous ’round-the-world record was set in 1949, by the around the world, nonstop, in 45 hours, 19 minutes. The Air Force’s famous B-50 “Lucky Lady”—another Boeing. THESE THREE BOEING B-52s are the first jets ever to the landing, the Air Force flight commander commented: circle the earth nonstop. They covered 24,325 miles, in- “With a plane like the B-52 and the fine crews we have, eluding a simulated bomb run off the coast of Asia. After the flight was strictly routine.” FIRST JET TANKER-TRANSPORT, the Boeing KC-135, is now in production for the Air Force. The KC-135 will greatly increase the efficiency of aerial refueling by delivering fuel at altitudes and speeds best suited to jet flight.

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Products, too, are “known by the company they keep”, and CECO is proud to be airborne with many of the latest and finest military and commercial aircraft.

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Typical CECO fuel system components: Model 9412 Fuel Pump is a lightweight, two-stage, gear-type pump which supplies 52.3 gpm flow at 750 psi; AR-9

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That is how RMI works how it built powerplants for pioneers like the Viking and the X-1A how it is today designing or producing primary and auxiliary powerplants for piloted aircraft as well as power components for missiles and other applications and how it will supply solid- and liquid-propelled powerplants for the vehicles of the future.

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FICo is one of the foremost organizations in the United States working in the field of automatic control. Hundreds of engineers and extended precision mass production facilities enable FICo to handle complete systems contracts from start to finish.

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FIRST SUPERSONIC BOMBER NEEDS ONLY 3-MAN CREW

Electronic guidance equipment makes operation virtually automatic

This is an aggressor’s eye view of SAC’s “Hustler”—Convair’s delta-winged B-58— world’s first supersonic strategic bomber.

The “Hustler” is also the most nearly automatic airplane yet developed. It is equipped with newly developed Sperry electronic navigation and guidance systerns which automatically direct it at speeds well above that of sound.

Advanced gyroscopes, electronic sensing elements and computers hold the plane on course for thousands of miles over uncharted regions. Continuously providing data for automatic correction of the smallest deviation from course, they perform in split-seconds complex calculations with precision and accuracy far beyond the capacity of human beings. These instru

ments even calculate the precise moment for release of the B-58’s unique throwaway weapon pod.

This year the Air Force is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Weapons like the “Hustler”, manned by the best-trained crews in aviation history, enable the Air Force to put real meaning into its slogan, “Guardian of Freedom”, and make any would-be aggressor stop and think. For 47 years Sperry’s work in gyroscopics, electronics, flight control and radar has helped build the strongest Air Force on earth.

FASTER

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STREAKING THAN SOUND, B-58 releases weapon pod at target. New Sperry navigation system guides plane to exact point in space for release. night,

any weather, at altitudes above 50,000 feet, it holds “Hustler” on course with accuracy 10 times greater than any other system now in use.

First Air Force plane, the Wright Flyer, flew only 42 mph, had a range of about 50 miles. Intrepid pilots had few instruments, depended largely on luck, personal skill.

With round-the-world flight routine, today’s Air Force crews have finest training and finest equipment nation can provide.

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BOTH MISSIONS ARE VITAL!

Never before in history has air power played so vita a role in our national security.

From the United States Air Force Academy comes the first requisite of modern air power, men of exceptional training, ability anc courage to pilot the fastest and most complex combat aircraft of all time.

But modern concepts of air power also place great stress on mobility of men and supplies. We had no long range air transport re serve at the beginning of the last war. We had to build our fleet during the war. Time for this will not be available again.

Because it has been shown that the maintenance of strong civilian airlines is the best way to provide reserve transportation for wartim< requirements, much progress has been made in the past few years. As recently as July 1945, there were only 14 long range aircraf in the entire civilian fleet. Today we have hundreds of such aircraft. And their constantly increasing range is as important militarih as their rise in number.

Moreover, a large percentage of these long range aircraft are formally dedicated to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, organized under th national defense program by the U.S. Air Force and the airlines. The objective of this program is to make available the entire capacity of this fleet within 48 hours in the event of war.

Thus to support the combat power of the air force today, so gloriously symbolized by the United States Air Force Academy, the ne> strength of the domestic air lines, together with your own Military Air Transport Command, represents the world’s largest reserves of transport aircraft and trained personnel.

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DEFENDING OUR AIR FRONTIERS

Three versions of the powerful F-101 Voodoo are now in production for all three commands of the U. S. Air Force. The RF-101A Voodoo (left) can carry out supersonic photo-reconnaissance missions far behind enemy lines. The F-101A Voodoo (below) can perform the role of a fighter and also deliver the atomic bomb at extreme ranges.

Also under production is the F-101 B Voodoo, a two-seat, allweather interceptor for the Air Defense Command. The versatile Voodoo is the first tactical airplane to be utilized by all three major commands of the Air Force.

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B-25 Mitchell Bomber—Most heavily armed medium bomber in World War II. Served in all theatres. Versatile, rugged, practical.

P-51 Mustang—Leading fighter of W.W. II. Served as escort, strafer, photographer, dive bomber, spotter, for close ground support. Held line in Korea before Sabres arrived.

B-45 Tornado First operational multi-jet airplane to fly in U. S. First to fly non-stop across Pacific.

T-28 Trainer Faster than many W. W. II fighters, with top speed of 346 M.P.H. Several thousands delivered to Air Force and Navy, including carrier-landing version.

F-86 Sabre Jet —Gained and held air superiority in Korea by outmatching MiG’s 12 to 1 in combat kills. Now produced under license in Australia, Canada and Japan, as world’s best all-round fighter for Allied program.

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Closely shrouded in secrecy during years of development and testing, the Snark SM-62, like the powerful queen in chess, is an important strategic weapon. The Snark, America’s first intercontinental guided missile, is now scheduled for delivery to the Strategic Air Command of the U. S. Air Force. Designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to a target 5,000 miles from its mobile launching platform, the Snark is a strong deterrent to any aggressor. Like the new Northrop T-38 supersonic jet trainer, the Snark was developed with Northrop’s realistic understanding of national defense budget limitations. These, and other weapon systems designed and produced by Northrop, are examples of the continued corporate effort to aid the defense department in maintaining “security with solvency” by using the best resources of science and technology to develop low-cost solutions to defense problems.

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